Quote Originally Posted by Glordit View Post
There is no "Big 3" and there never was. Bleach, Naruto and One Piece all became popular during the early 2000's anime and manga explosion in the west. Naruto, One Piece and Bleach seemed to bring the most attention due to their shonen nature. Japan simply continued like they always did and the west build the misconception that BNO where the kings of Manga.
They were all inspired by DBZ aswell...